DILATED PEOPLES: Directors Of Photography (2014)

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DILATED PEOPLES feat. ALOE BLACC: Show Me The Way (prod. JAKE ONE)(2014)

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DILATED PEOPLES: Good As Gone (2014) + video + US/ Europe tour dates

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BROTHER ALI: Added to DILATED PEOPLES' European tour (2013) + 'Left In The Deck' video

Dilated Peoples are now on Atmosphere’s Rhymesayers label and will be joined by labelmate Brother Ali for their forthcoming European tour in November. The tour seems to be this year’s contribution to the annual promotional flurry about the release of Dilated Peoples’ first LP since 2006 – Directors Of Photography – which seems to have been about to come out since – well 2006. If I was in the band, I couldn’t live my life this way – you know – work the PR angles – use blogs as a …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

ILLNAUGHTY: Melodic Chamber (2012)

West Coast producer Illnaughty is yet another signing to Dizzy Dustin’s Kamikazi Airlines label – currently repping the sound of the west coast underground. Or at least the Long Beach part of it. But as with Dizzy’s side project Blown Celeb – you can put Ugly Duckling-style, old school, cartoon, party cuts from your mind. In fact – you know that bit on Training Day when Denzel Washington’s crooked cop suckers wannabe detective Ethan Hawke into smoking PCP whilst driving around L.A. and rookie’s vision goes green and starts to swim? That’s the vibe on this. I can’t remember what’s ...READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DILATED PEOPLES: New LP ‘Directors Of Photography’ set for 2013 release

Last I heard, celebrated ‘underground’ LA hip-hop trio Dilated Peoples were due to release their fifth official studio LP this year. It transpires (in time-honoured rap fashion) that there might a slight delay. Why? Because they’ve not actually recorded it yet. The PR in my inbox suggests we might expect the goods some time in spring next year despite the fact that they’ve had a name for it (Directors Of Photography) since at least February…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DILATED PEOPLES: European tour (2012)

DILATED PEOPLES: European tour (2012)
It says here that, ”since their inception, Dilated Peoples have been energizing the rap underground.” I was surprised to learn that they were still energizing anything since their last LP was six years ago and the last thing of any actual note that they did was This Way back in 2004. Still, on the scale of criminal porkies it’s hardly ‘they definitely have weapons of mass destruction,’ ‘the economy’s fine’ or ‘yes, I do deserve my obscene bonus’ is it? In any case…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

EVIDENCE: ‘You’ (prod. DJ Premier) (2011) video

EVIDENCE: You (Prod. DJ Premier) (2011) video
Hot on the tail of the Fashawn featuring Same Folks comes another video from Dilated Peoples emcee/ producer Evidence. You (for such is the track’s name) features a Premo beat that DJ Premier himself premiered on his radio show last week. Try saying that when you’re pissed. Actually for a Premo beat it’s a dead ringer for a Platform/ Expansion Team-era Dilated beat.…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

RHYMESAYERS PRESENT: The Rhymesayers European Tour – Atmosphere/ Brother Ali/ Evidence (of Dilated Peoples) / Blueprint/ Grieves & Budo (2011)

RHYMESAYERS PRESENT: The Rhymesayers European Tour – Atmosphere/ Brother Ali/ Evidence (of Dilated Peoples) / Blueprint/ Grieves & Budo (2011)
Rhymesayers? They’re not law obeyers they’re non-stop rhythm rock poetry sayers and they’ll be proving it by invading Europe this November starting in London. Actually they probably are law obeyers, that bit just sounded good. Yes, this autumn is all about emo-hoppers Atmosphere and various homies from the underground behemoth of a label that Atmosphere founded: Brother Ali, Evidence, Blueprint and Grieves and Budo. Blimey - I’d go just to see Brother Ali whose last album Us was MB’s top hip-hop album of 2009 but…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM